Comments on: Maya Sings http://deviousdiva.com/2007/11/28/maya-sings/ The only thing necessary for the persistence of evil is for enough good people to do nothing. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:28:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Clea http://deviousdiva.com/2007/11/28/maya-sings/#comment-49520 Clea Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:38:25 +0000 http://deviousdiva.com/2007/11/28/maya-sings/#comment-49520 Dear DD, Thank you for this post - it reminded me of the following two lines from Audre Lorde: "I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood." "I am not only a casualty, I am also a warrior." I needed reminding. Thank you.

Dear DD,

Thank you for this post - it reminded me of the following two lines from Audre Lorde:

“I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.”

“I am not only a casualty, I am also a warrior.”

I needed reminding. Thank you.

]]> By: deviousdiva http://deviousdiva.com/2007/11/28/maya-sings/#comment-49507 deviousdiva Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:56:05 +0000 http://deviousdiva.com/2007/11/28/maya-sings/#comment-49507 OK. Now you are just being vindictive. You are entitled to opinions of course but don't stoop to the level of just sniping at my posts for the sake of it. The "peasant" sage is getting very very tedious. Can we move on?

OK. Now you are just being vindictive. You are entitled to opinions of course but don’t stoop to the level of just sniping at my posts for the sake of it. The “peasant” sage is getting very very tedious. Can we move on?

]]> By: legein http://deviousdiva.com/2007/11/28/maya-sings/#comment-49506 legein Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:55:01 +0000 http://deviousdiva.com/2007/11/28/maya-sings/#comment-49506 In the English language Eliot is a master. I also like Ezra Pound. In other languages I think it is difficult to go past Rilke, Holderlin, Bauldelaire or Lorca. I forgot to mention Pirandello. In the Hellenic language there are so many great poets it is difficult to come up with favourites. Archilocus was a genius. Saphho was all fire. The Tragedians. Theocritus. Agathias. Solomos and Kalvos. Cavafy. Elytis and Ritsos. The great Karyotakis. Calas and Patrikios. Ritsos "Arga mesa stin nihta'. Damn Kavvadias why de he have to die? And the majestic Homer. Not bad for a bunch of dirty peasants hey?

In the English language Eliot is a master. I also like Ezra Pound. In other languages I think it is difficult to go past Rilke, Holderlin, Bauldelaire or Lorca. I forgot to mention Pirandello. In the Hellenic language there are so many great poets it is difficult to come up with favourites. Archilocus was a genius. Saphho was all fire. The Tragedians. Theocritus. Agathias. Solomos and Kalvos. Cavafy. Elytis and Ritsos. The great Karyotakis. Calas and Patrikios. Ritsos “Arga mesa stin nihta’. Damn Kavvadias why de he have to die? And the majestic Homer. Not bad for a bunch of dirty peasants hey?

]]> By: AgainstCommunism http://deviousdiva.com/2007/11/28/maya-sings/#comment-49504 AgainstCommunism Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:20:47 +0000 http://deviousdiva.com/2007/11/28/maya-sings/#comment-49504 Maya Angelou is overrated. She's a good poet, but I prefer as Legein says, some TS Eliot myself. Eliot and Cavafy are my favourite poets.

Maya Angelou is overrated. She’s a good poet, but I prefer as Legein says, some TS Eliot myself. Eliot and Cavafy are my favourite poets.

]]> By: legein http://deviousdiva.com/2007/11/28/maya-sings/#comment-49503 legein Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:14:44 +0000 http://deviousdiva.com/2007/11/28/maya-sings/#comment-49503 Gees, that is awfully bad verse. Very trite. Try some WH Auden or TS Eliot. However, she married a Balkan Peasant. She should have known better not to stoop to such a low level. Anyway I am off to bring the sheep in, feed the chickens and tend the vines before sunset. We have fasolada tonight just like the last five nights. Then I will light the kandyli, pray to Ai Giorgios and go to bed. I have to get up early tomorrow because Barba Yianni is coming round to read my letters sent from my son in America. Life is difficult but we manage to get by.

Gees, that is awfully bad verse. Very trite. Try some WH Auden or TS Eliot. However, she married a Balkan Peasant. She should have known better not to stoop to such a low level. Anyway I am off to bring the sheep in, feed the chickens and tend the vines before sunset. We have fasolada tonight just like the last five nights. Then I will light the kandyli, pray to Ai Giorgios and go to bed. I have to get up early tomorrow because Barba Yianni is coming round to read my letters sent from my son in America. Life is difficult but we manage to get by.

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